Ok things are changing a little this month, we've ran the old format for over five years so it's time for a change, two in fact

Firstly we are moving away from the public vote to a judging panel, the panel will be made up of the sponsors, the moderators, and myself. This change is to try and remove any swaying of the votes by popularity of the angler.

The second change is also quite dramatic, we are dropping the requirement of the need to catch a fish to enter, we are aware that depending on the month, the weather, or your physical location, that not everyone is in a position to catch that "monster" fish to out fish everyone else. There are some anglers who given where they fish have no ability to catch a 20lb Snapper but they can haul in that beast of a Blue Cod, or may be your may be you are ecstatic about your first Gurnard from the kayak even if it's barely legal you did it and you are proud of it - and so you should be! As I said you don't even need to land a fish, just enter the photo you took of that sunrise / sunset / perfect oily sea / birds working / kayaks lined up on the beach / what ever it is that gives you the pleasure from kayak fishing and share it with the rest of the community

The Rules:

Competition Dates: July 1st to July 31st

1. Only one entry per member

2. Multiple entries are allowed over the month but only your last entry will be put into the pool for judging, this means that the Snapper you catch on the 5th you put up, then on the 20th you catch a bigger Snapper and you post that, and on the 30th you manage to catch a bigger one still, the panel will only judge your entry from the 30th.

All entries should include any or all of the following information (along with a picture)

Great escape from house maintenance and poor weather , mid winter paddle with four seasons in one day , hail storm, catch a feed then Pod of Dolphins coming in like old buddies -massive reason to partake in Kayak fishing year round -
date 1st July
catch limit on Snapper and 1 ky kept
all caught on same Z-Man 5" shad

First this-

then this-

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-Peaceful reverie on the beach with a reasonable catch to take home for a feed

Name / Username of Angler: Jazza
Fish Type: John Dory
Length: 46cm
Date/Time of Capture/Photo: 26/07/2014 2.00pm
Location of Capture/Photo: Pukehina, BOP
Type of Lure/Bait used: New Penny Curly Tail
Comments: (optional) Was rapt to get my first John Dory and a gurnard on the same day - this one went a healthy 46cm!

Guys I would like to make a bit of a comment on what I know is being looked for in this monthly comp now it has changed from a big fish.

Try to take photo's of what Kayaking is about to you.
Try to get on water shots that take in the kayak and surroundings
If this includes a nice fish then cool all the better.
if its on the beach then a cool shot including the kayak and the water scene behind.

what I'm trying to say is get inventive and get out there. Hell even destin could do well with his Banana shot (sorry destin), Make yourself the star in that Kayak scene rather than a dead fish the star...

Yep your onto it MM.... That's the thrust behind the new format .... Hopefully it will open the comp up to include people who just don't have the opportunity to chase or catch big fish !
I'm sure we did have a rule that excluded bananas though :rofl;

MadMike wrote:Guys I would like to make a bit of a comment on what I know is being looked for in this monthly comp now it has changed from a big fish.

Try to take photo's of what Kayaking is about to you.
Try to get on water shots that take in the kayak and surroundings
If this includes a nice fish then cool all the better.
if its on the beach then a cool shot including the kayak and the water scene behind.

what I'm trying to say is get inventive and get out there. Hell even destin could do well with his Banana shot (sorry destin), Make yourself the star in that Kayak scene rather than a dead fish the star...

Many thanks to the sponsors Top Catch (http://www.topcatch.co.nz" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) and K-Labs (http://www.klabs.co.nz" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;) for providing the prizes and for KFNZ, Mental et al for hosting the competition.

I will definitely make use of them over the next few months and i will try and get some photos up as soon as i have something decent to post.